Guy Briggs

architect & urbanist: passionate about the making of sustainable, resilient + intelligent cities

[Guy Briggs @guybriggs_sa]

@SecRubio Oh grow up

[Guy Briggs @guybriggs_sa]

@Cobratate @Schwarzenegger Shouldn’t you be in jail?

[Guy Briggs @guybriggs_sa]

@elonmusk Please no. That would mean you’d have to come back to South Africa. We have enough loudmouth egomaniacs here as it is. (Thankfully your analysis is utter bullshit anyway - there’s no chance of you being deported from the US whatever the results).

[Guy Briggs @guybriggs_sa]

@NachoQuixotic @elonmusk You really are a deluded twat. And as an Aussie, what are you doing writing about American Politics? Look in your own backyard. Litany of racial oppression and white washing thereof.

[Guy Briggs @guybriggs_sa]

@zilevandamme For a little while there I thought the DA might have just come to its senses. And then this. It’s just horrific.

[Guy Briggs @guybriggs_sa]

@RashiqFataar @CTICC_Official @citythinkspace Very interesting. Seems to be a proliferation of blue ….

[Rouen Smit @OSlOlSO]

Give this interview of @guybriggs_sa by John Maythem of @CapeTalk a listen - discussing the possibility of Cape Town hosting the Olympics in 2040.

And if you want to know more, check out the report @capetown2040 here: https://t.co/fen91EE83c
#Paris2024

[Guy Briggs @guybriggs_sa]

Yesterday was a dark day for Russia. And for the world. #Navalny

[Guy Briggs @guybriggs_sa]

@askash @urbanjodi Bit of a rushed job the renders (and not by us!). Better ones to come soon!

[Ash Müller @Askash]

The first development in the world to incorporate an international cricket pitch, Hilton Hotel, shopping centre and 726 affordable housing apartments has just launched in Paarl, Western Cape

🌳 Architect: dhk
🌳 Construction: WBHO
🌳 Developer: Staytus Collection
🌳 Development name: Boland Oval
🌳 Short-term letting & Airbnb is allowed
🌳 Size of development land: 20 hectares
🌳 Certain blocks within the development are pet-friendly
🌳 Size of retail & commercial property within the development: 20 000m2

🌳 Kitchen appliances included in the purchase price: under counter electric oven, gas hob stove & extractor, fridge-freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher, toaster & kettle.

🌳 Location: on Langenhoven Avenue, at Boland Agricultural Show Grounds and Boland Park Cricket grounds within the Drakenstein Local Municipality, Western Cape

🌳 The development includes: access for all residents to the Boland Park Cricket grounds, Hilton Hotel, Boland Oval #Shopping Centre, kids play area, restaurants, laundromat, beauty salon, hiking trails, deli, coffee shop, wine bar, gym, Montessori Daycare School, swimming pool, function & meeting venues, Padel courts, mini soccer field, doggy park, basketball and football courts. Also in the future plans are Senior (retirement) living units.

Apartment types:

🏙️ Studio’s with balcony and 1 parking bay (37m2) from R979 500
🏙️ 1-bedroom with balcony and 1 parking bay (47m2 - 51m2)
🏙️ 2-bedroom with balcony and 1 parking bay (61m2 - 86m2)
🏙️ 3-bedroom with balcony and 2 parking bays (91m2)

More about the Hilton Garden Inn that will be built:

🏨 4-star hotel
🏨 2 restaurants
🏨 150 guest rooms
🏨 Conference Facilities
🏨 Completion date: 2025
🏨 Rooftop pool and deck area
🏨 Rooftop Sunset Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
🏨 Apartment owners and their families have access to restaurants, common areas and facilities of the hotel. Access to the rooftop pool is limited to hotel guests

More about the Boland Oval Shopping Centre:

🛍️ Completion date: 2025
🛍️ Pharmacy
🛍️ Liquor Store
🛍️ Beauty Salon
🛍️ Supermarket
🛍️ Banks & ATM’s
🛍️ Fast-food outlets

This is certainly a first for Paarl when it comes to the scale of this #development. There is a huge demand for affordable #housing in the Winelands. I also like the multi-use idea of a cricket field - great for #sustainability of the pitch. I am looking forward to seeing this project get off the ground.

[Guy Briggs @guybriggs_sa]

@urbanjodi @shaunreznik Absolutely. We put together a larger plan looking at exactly that. Incidentally this current scheme is already performing a social good - by providing a long term source of revenue for the cricket club, so making it sustainable.

[Guy Briggs @guybriggs_sa]

@urbanjodi @askash Hmmmm - it’s great to see something different, and even better to hear that it’s a success, but they do look a bit like a row of jurgens caravans …

[Guy Briggs @guybriggs_sa]

@brettherron It’s a dense but fascinating article. This case is long overdue. And vital on principles of law, justice and reconciliation. What a pity we’ve had to wait so long.

[Guy Briggs @guybriggs_sa]

@contestedspaces Where??

[Guy Briggs @guybriggs_sa]

*live. But love was just about the most appropriate typo possible …

[Guy Briggs @guybriggs_sa]

Farewell #SineadOConnor - the saddest maddest angriest of them all. May you rest in peace - your voice will love on.

[Guy Briggs @guybriggs_sa]

@contestedspaces @NinerBikes Does it come with the flying fish or is that an optional extra?

[Ash Müller @Askash]

Cape Town is no longer just a holiday destination. It’s becoming the business capital of South Africa.

They have plans to fix power problems and they experience less blackouts when compared with the rest of the country.

International and local interest continues to increase when it comes to property investment in all asset classes: office, industrial and residential.

Love the DA or hate them, you can’t deny that their province works.

[Guy Briggs @guybriggs_sa]

@rolandpostma @mailandguardian @young_urbanists @activeforumcpt Many congratulations Roland!!

[ROLAND @rolandpostma]

1/ Honored to be included in @mailandguardian 200 Young South Africans list for 2023. Grateful for the support from @young_urbanists & @activeforumcpt. Our commitment is to positively impact the lives of young people in South African cities. https://t.co/lbXX7RDmsT